Blogs from The Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Wally diaries.... The two fat ladies finally let me out of the room. They didn't let me take my new friend rabbit :((Fine, I'll show them....I took the bus hostage and took them towards the southern highlands.First stop Loch Lomond national park. One hour away from Glasgow...reminded me very much of bowral... I told them to get out at the park and take my picture next to the lovely lake....this lady from America recognised me instantly...she said Waldo! I said no Wally ...name is Wally...James Wally...We then headed off to Glencoe mountain....the valley of tears... This is where the battle between the Campbell's and the McDonalds happened... There was a man standing there with a skirt....checked him out...too scared to ask him about what was under the kilt...by the way the mountains were awesome...We stopped ... read more

After nearly 2 weeks in the English midlands we made it to Scotland. From our first night in Ballach, on the shores of beautiful Loch Lomond, the remoteness and ruggedness was a contrast to the gentleness of the English midlands countryside. When the sun shone and the mist lifted we saw snow -capped mountains, fast flowing streams and loch after loch.On the Ben Nevis Range Harry and Eliza were able to feel snow for the first time and experience the joy of a snow fight. Although we did not see the snow fall, it was with us by the side of the road and on the hills as we drove around the Isle of Skye and on the hills as we cruised Loch Ness. One of the motivations for travelling to Scotland, and especially the Scottish ... read more

We are nearing the end of our time in Scotland, its been nice catching up with the family and enjoying some home comforts as well as seeing the sights of Scotland. Tom managed to survive the weather and meeting the entire Elliott clan... We stole mum's car a lot so headed off on a roadtrip to show Tom the best of Scotland and also show me a lot of the places I haven't got round to seeing. Highlights were climbing Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK, its about 1300m so not that high but it can be quite tough because of the unpredicatable weather. We didn't have too much trouble climbing it, got some great views from half way up but then it clouded over so we didn't see much at the top. Still, ... read more

Day 5: Invermoriston to Drumnadrochit We're getting delirious. We started great! Up at 6:00am to Skype our loved ones and start our day. Had a scrumptious breakfast, by far the best we've had in Scotland! Walked downstairs to say goodbye to Sunshine Sheila at the Bracarina B&B at 9:10. Then Travis, the Springer Spaniel comes bounding out the kitchen door, the next thing you know it is 9:45 before we actually left. Walked next door to the only store in town. Frank the owner, (and I think he should be the Mayor) greeted us with a friendly "humph" when we said we were here for our free 5:30am coffee. But he hooked us up with a hearty packed lunch before sending us on our way. All we have left to do is cross the street and ... read more